The Bible Stories [Part 1]

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The Hebrew people lived and moved about in the
wilderness for many years. The family tribes were
large and they had to learn to live and work
together!
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One day the Lord spoke to Moses and said, "Pick
12 men, one from each of the tribes, to go into
Canaan, the land I have promised you, to spy out
the land." So Moses picked 12 men and told them
to see what Canaan was like, the land, the cities
and the people.
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After 40 days the 12 returned, with pomegranates
and figs. They showed the people the fruit from
the land. They said it flowed with milk and honey.
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But 10 of the spies also said the people living
there were strong and the cities large and
fortified. They said there were many large tribes
there. They said, "We can not go against these
people for they are too strong for us."
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Caleb and Joshua, the other two spies said, "The
land we saw is a wonderful land. The Lord has
promised it to us, and if we have faith in His
promise, we shall surely win this land."
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But the people were frightened and angry and
began to stone Joshua and Caleb.
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Then the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting.
"How long will these people reject Me and lose
faith after all the signs I have shown them? I
think I must punish them and reject them as My
people." But Moses begged the Lord to forgive
them. The Lord said "I have pardoned them as you
ask. But as their punishment you will not enter
the Promised Land for 40 years, and this
generation will never enter, but only their
children."
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So the people of God lived in the wilderness for
40 years and learned patience and faith in their
Lord.
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And after the forty years, Moses saw the Promised
Land before him but he himself did not enter it
before he died.